English–Chinese
“medicine” in Chinese
How to say “medicine” in Chinese
“Medicine” in Chinese is 药 (yào).
A substance or preparation that protects the body, eases illness, or helps it recover.
Example sentences with 药
医生说生病的时候要按时吃药。yī shēng shuō shēng bìng de shí hòu yào àn shí chī yào
The doctor said to take medicine on time when you are sick.
Tips for using 药
- Chinese commonly pairs 药 (yào, "medicine") with 吃 (chī, "eat") for oral medicine, even when it is swallowed rather than chewed, so the verb describes taking it by mouth.
Other Chinese words for “medicine”
我需要买一些药品。wǒ xū yào mǎi yì xiē yào pǐn
I need to buy some medicine.
我对医学很感兴趣。wǒ duì yī xué hén gǎn xìng qù
I am very interested in medicine.
他在网上买了几种医药产品。tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi le jí zhǒng yī yào chán pǐn
He bought several kinds of medicine online.
这个药店有很多药物。zhè ge yào diàn yǒu hěn duō yào wù
This pharmacy has a lot of medicine.